Click on the Apple logo in the top menu bar on your Mac and then click on System Preferences in the drop-down menu. On the System Preferences screen, click on Users & Groups option. On the next screen (Users & Group), click on the Lock icon located at the bottom left corner of the window. Power on Mac and login with another administrator. For example, if you want to reset mac. Resetting your Password. Apple includes several options for resetting account passwords in OS X.
Is it troublesome when you want to start Mac but need to choose a user and enter its password every time? Actually you can bypass this step by setting automatic login Mac with one user.
Now learn to bypass Mac password and automatically login in 2 cases.
Case 1: When you have access to Mac
Sign in Mac with admin account or any other user and go to System PreferencesUsers & Groups, where you can set auto login with any user for Mac.
1. Click the lock at the left-bottom and allow changes with admin privileges in Users & Groups.
2. Click Login Options from the left pane, and you can see the Automatic login option. Turn it on if you really want to automatically login to Mac without password.
2-1 Click the option and select a user from list.
2-2 Then type the user password in pop-up dialog. And click OK to make sure you will login Mac automatically with this user after Mac restarts.
3. Restart Mac now and you could bypass Mac password and automatically login to Mac with specified user.
Case 2: When you lost access to Mac or forgot Mac admin password
While you lost access to Mac or forgot Mac admin password, you will have no admin privileges to change automatic login settings in Users & Groups. But don't worry about you cannot bypass Mac password to login.
By 2 ways below, you will regain access to Mac with admin privileges.
1. Resetting Mac forgotten admin password
2. Create new admin account without Mac login
Once you could sign in Mac with new password or new admin account, the method in case 1 would help you bypass Mac password by setting automatic login on Mac.
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So, you’re trying to use your Mac, but you can’t get past the login screen because you don’t remember your password. First, you should make sure that the Caps Lock isn’t on, because passwords are case sensitive. Then, you should try using your password hint by clicking on the question mark in the password field. But if you still can’t log in, don’t contact Apple Support yet. Here’s how to reset your admin password on a Mac, even if you forgot your admin password.
How to Reset Admin Password on Mac
The easiest way to reset your admin password is to enter recovery mode. Here’s how to do that:
Restart your Mac. You can only access the recovery mode while the laptop is booting up, which is why you need to restart it.
While it is restarting, press and hold the Command + R keys until you see the Apple logo. If you see the login screen, you will have to restart and repeat this step again until you get to Recovery Mode.
Go to the Apple Menu at the top and click Utilities. This will open a drop-down menu.
Then click Terminal.
Type “resetpassword” in the terminal window. Don’t use any space in between the words.
Then hit Enter. This will open the Reset Password Assistant screen.
Type your password and a hint.
Note: If you have several user accounts or an older Mac, you will have to select “forgot all passwords,” then select the user account you want to reset the password for. Finally, you will have to click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner and select Restart from the drop-down menu.
Finally, click Restart. Once you get to the Login screen, select the admin user you just reset the password for and type your new password. Click Enter.
How to Reset your Password Using you Apple ID
If you try to log in several times, you will see a pop-up message asking if you want to reset your password with your Apple ID. Follow these steps to continue:
Click the arrow to use your Apple ID.
Enter your Apple ID and password.
Then hit Enter. Right after this, you will be asked to restart your computer.
Click Restart to continue.
Log in with your new password.
If you can get to your desktop, then you have successfully reset or changed your password.
How to Reset your PasswordUsing Another Admin Account
If your Mac has more than one users, and youknow the login credentials to another one of the accounts, you can use thataccount to log in and reset your password. Here’s how:
Log in to another admin account.
Go to System Preferences. You can find this in your Applications folder.
Next, click Users & Group.
Click on the padlock in the bottom-left corner of the window. You will have to enter the username and password of that user again.
Select the user you want to reset the password for, then click Reset Password.
Fill in the necessary fields and hit Enter.
Then log out of the current user account. This will bring you to the Login screen.
Log in to the account you just changed the password for.
If you’re still having problems, and you want to install or reinstall macOS in your computer to wipe it clean and give it a fresh OS, check out our previous article here.